Ashtabula NAACP

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That's our Ashtabula NAACP member and environmental chair Justin Thompson! From the Ashtabula Star Beacon: "An Ashtabula area resident is seeing success in advocacy, organizing and academia across the state and country.
"Justin Thompson was appointed the Ohio NAACP’s Environmental Climate Justice Chair in December 2025 after serving several years chairing a committee on the issue for the Ashtabula NAACP. He said he is grateful for the appointment, and it will allow him to better protect Ohio’s communities and ecosystems.
"The NAACP has a long history of standing up for those who lack the money, influence or power to advocate for themselves, Thompson said.
“ 'In Ohio, there are many inadequacies and inequalities that all too often go unspoken and/or unaddressed by those who have the political power to help those among us who lack the resources needed to improve people’s lives,' he said. 'This is particularly true in low-income communities and communities of color.'
"Thompson said he first began work with the Ashtabula NAACP in March 2019, through a meeting regarding fracking and the now-defunct Petmin pig iron plant announced for the Ashtabula Harbor."